Western United FC Youth

Western United Youth
Full nameWestern United Football Club Youth
Founded8 December 2020 (2020-12-08)
GroundCity Vista Recreation Reserve
Capacity3,000
ChairmanJason Sourasis
Youth ManagerDiogo Ferreira
LeagueVictoria Premier League 1
A-League Youth
20243rd of 14
Websitewww.wufc.com.au

Western United Football Club Youth is the youth system of Western United Football Club based in Truganina, Melbourne. The youth team plays in the Victoria Premier League 1, the second level of Victorian soccer. Diogo Ferreira is the current youth manager. The club also fields under-21s, under-18s, and three other academy teams within the NPL Victoria system.

History

Formation

The team was founded in 2020, with Ante Moric being announced as the inaugural head coach for the 2021 season.[1] The clubs training base are at City Vista Recreation Reserve at Fraser Rise, Victoria.

Youth current squad

These players can also play with the senior squad and compete in the NPL Victoria 2.

As of 11 February 2025[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
– DF  AUS Dylan Leonard
– DF  NZL Luka Coveny
– FW  AUS Luke Vickery
– DF  AUS Khoder Kaddour
– DF  AUS Besian Kutleshi
— FW  AUS Oliver Lavale
– FW  AUS Jake Najdovski
– MF  AUS James York
— MF  AUS Jordan Lauton
– GK  AUS Michael Vonja
– FW  AUS Abel Walatee
– DF  IRQ Charbel Shamoon
– GK  AUS Alex Nassiep
– MF  AUS Jacob Nasso
–  AUS Lachlan Grundy
– FW  AUS Mark Leonard
— FW  AUS Nicholas Koek
—  NZL Harry Casci
– DF  AUS Riley Foxe
–  AUS Yannick Kengni
– MF  AUS Anthony Didulica
No. Pos. Nation Player
– FW  AUS Victor Muhindo
— MF  AUS Christian Polyzoudis
–  AUS Shifa Ahmed
–  AUS Oscar Tanic
–  AUS Deng Mayen
—  AUS Jacob Buchanan
–  AUS Alex Marmura
–  AUS Winston Ashburner
–  AUS Ibrahim Kaddour
–  AUS Lucas Simao
–  AUS Mark Reec
–  AUS Ethan Robinson
–  AUS Hasani Lumu
–  AUS Christian Dermentzoglou
–  AUS Blake Wirth
–  AUS Jonathon Hassan
–  AUS Marcus Tavolaro
–  AUS Emilio Dataro
–  AUS Abdurahman Omer
–  AUS Anderson Back
–  AUS Flynn Slater

Current staff

As of 3 November 2022.[3][4]
Anthony Frost Academy Director
Diogo Ferreira Senior’s Head Coach
Andrew Durante Senior’s Assistant Coach
Mate Dugandzic Senior’s Assistant Coach
Vaughan Coveny U21 Head Coach
Nikola Markovski U21 Assistant Coach
Brody Crane Senior Academy Goalkeeping Coach
Louis Mazza Strength and Conditioning Coach
Daniel Hanna Lead Physiotherapist
Harry Reading Academy Performance Analyst

See also

References

  1. ^ Matthew Comino (9 December 2020). "Around the grounds: Stefan Nigro joins Mariners, Western United announce NPL venture". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Western United Senior Academy squads set to take on 2025". Western United FC. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Western United announces senior academy coaching structure". Western United FC. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Western United announce inaugural NPL squad". Western United. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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